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ENEC14016 - Transportation Design

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will introduce you to transportation engineering planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of transportation systems. This project-based learning unit will prepare you to conduct traffic studies and forecasts, determine routes and assess feasibility and sustainability of road construction projects, prepare environmental impact assessments and management plans and use ethical decision-making processes in design. You will design and document horizontal and vertical alignments; cross-sections and earthworks; pavement requirements; road drainage, and intersection layouts. You will work, learn and communicate in a professional manner, alone and in project teams, and use information literacy skills to investigate designs and prepare oral presentations and formal technical reports. Distance education students are required to have access to a computer and make frequent use of the Internet.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites: MATH11219 AND ENEC12008

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2016

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Bundaberg
Mixed Mode
Gladstone
Mackay
Melbourne
Perth
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Portfolio 50%
2. Portfolio 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 81.82% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 36.67% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Email
Feedback
The updated guidelines taught in this unit were beneficial to support learning.
Recommendation
The unit contents and all other resources and assessment tasks should be updated to follow the latest version of guidelines/standards.
Action Taken
More examples were discussed during the lecture/tute sessions to assist the students with a better understanding of the concepts and guideline requirements.
Source: Email
Feedback
The students found the practical videos informative, while more discussion and explanation on the practical assignment task is suggested.
Recommendation
The practical materials should be discussed during the lecture sessions for a better understanding of the concepts.
Action Taken
More practical and real-world examples were added to the unit content, and this resulted in a positive outcome.
Source: Email
Feedback
The staff had the good technical knowledge, and the lecturer was really helpful through quick and comprehensive responses.
Recommendation
The same quality of support should be maintained in future offerings.
Action Taken
The same quality of support will be maintained in future offerings.
Source: Moodle and Email
Feedback
The unit content was informative and covered theoretical and practical aspects of traffic and transportation.
Recommendation
Continue to add more insightful and practical materials for Term 1, 2024.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Moodle and Email
Feedback
The staff had good technical knowledge, and the lecturer was really helpful through quick and comprehensive responses.
Recommendation
The same quality of support should be maintained in future offerings.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Moodle
Feedback
Feedback given on assignments needs more attention.
Recommendation
The feedback on assignments should be provided within the timeframe in the next offerings. More detailed feedback on assignments should be given to the students in the next offerings.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Conduct a site investigation to evaluate environmental impacts and prepare management plans inline with appropriate Australian acts
  2. Design and document geometric alignments of transportation infrastructure using appropriate Australian guidelines
  3. Create a masshaul diagram for managing earthworks
  4. Evaluate the properties of different sublayer materials of pavement
  5. Design a structural road pavements using appropriate Australian guidelines
  6. Demonstrate a professional level of communication and teamwork

The learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
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